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Household of George Anderson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

George Anderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Anderson, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina Hall (born 1879 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland) and George James (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Helen McDougal, born in 1865 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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George Anderson's household

Male

George

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Christina Hall

Anderson

Daughter
Male

George James

Anderson

Son
Female

Helen

McDougal

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Anderson

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina Hall

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

George James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

McDougal

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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